A livestream camera at a New Zealand nature reserve has caught a Royal Albatross creating an awkward landing, with the video of the faceplanting now propelling the bird to fame.
The video, shot at the Taiaroa Head Nature Reserve in Dunedin on New Zealand’s South Island, shows an albatross landing on its face, legs flailing, just before it manages to appropriate itself as a chick watches on.
It has been watched more than a million instances considering that getting posted on Saturday, with many folks on Twitter commenting on their comparable experiences although skiing or speculating what the albatrosses could have been pondering.
“Flying for the albatross is mainly effortless, landing can be a little bit harder,” is the wry commentary on the Twitter post accompanying the video by the Royal Albatross Cam.
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Flying for the albatross is mostly effortless, landing can be a tiny bit tougher. #RoyalCam chick had a front row seat to a ‘how not to land’ lesson.
Lucky for the somersaulting alby, recovery was swift and only the chick was watching!!https://t.co/9A481yiiompic.twitter.com/WsPGdxsu1g
— RoyalAlbatrossCam (@RoyAlbatrossCam) March 6, 2021
Set up in 2016, the Royal Cam, as it is identified for quick, is a 24-hour livestream of the albatross nest throughout breeding season set up by the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC) and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Royal albatrosses are amongst the biggest seabirds in the planet and routinely live into their 40s, according to the DOC web-site. They are regarded as “at risk” by the DOC.
“Lucky for the somersaulting alby, recovery was quick and only the chick was watching!!,” was the final word from the Royal Cam account.
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